Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-10-13


Gone away. with their songs and SORROW;
Only the river still flows on.
Hurry along. sorrow and song,
All is vanity, meath the sun.
Velvet and rags, so the world ways,
Until the river no more shall run.
Her song aroused the audience to the
highest pitch of enthusiasm; they We're
enraptured by the charm and passion
in her rich, full voice. A storm of APP
plause burst forth when she had fin
ished, and only after treble repetition
did her auditors reluctantly allow her
to leave the stage.
Ayoung man who had only arrived at
the Hemlock inn that evening resolved
not to sit through the rest of the enter
tainment.
III pass the time better walking
about" thought he. Queer go, to
find Ada Adair here singing under a
strange name.'
So musing, he lit cigar. strobe the
hall. and set forth upon q ramDle
through the village.
This soon grew tiresome. He
yawned. and stood for moment un-
decided whether to 60 on or not. A
sign opposite attracted his attentions:
THE Adirondack Eagle" He crossed
the road and looked through the VIM
dow. The interior was lit up and some
one was visible, writing at desk.
Il wonder what keeps my colleague
of the pen up. o nights" thought the
young stranger as he entered the office
and walked leisurely up to its occu-
pant.
How reyou?" said he. liam Will
Dover of the New York Arbiter.
Thought I'd call and see how your no
bic bird is fourishing'
The person writing was a sandy
haired, freckle-faced. country boy. He
looked upon Dover's arrival as provi-
Dental.
I'm glad to see YOUR said he. heart
lily. I'm Bill Jones, an I'm left here
to get out the paper all alone. The
editor is down with the rheumatics.
and the comp has started offon tramp.
The page is short, bout three sticks.
Say. mister, will you write something
to put in there? I've bin tryin' for three
hours. an can't, but kin set it up"
Dover consented so pleasantly that
the ink-stained face of his petitioner
beamed with SIN les. He quickly wrote
a report of the concert, bestowing Law
ish praise upon all that took part in it.
OfPenelope Vaughan, he wrote: Those
who have only heard her singing inane,
topical songs, or other burlesque' dit
ties, can not realizs the depth of feel
ing she displayed in the simple En-
glish song. For her own sake. we add
wise her to give up pink tights and de-
vote her talents to higher grade of
performances.
.'B'gum. I'm OBLIGED to yer" said
the faithful neophyte. as Will finished.
81 got The form on the press tonight,
an I kin kick off the hull edition by
breakfast time"
VIII Dover walked slowly back to
the hotel. e!ated by the consciousness
that he had done good deed.
Many Of the concert organizers were
assembled upon the porch of the Hem
lock Inn on the following morning
when Bill Jones appeared. yelling IL
finished newsboy style: Here's yer
Eagle! Full account of the grand con-
cert" Never did journalistic enter
prise meet withs quicker return. Bills
stock was soon sold out. and he hurried
back to the office for new supply.
The reading of the report created
great sensation. Penelope Vaughan.
a burlesque actress! Scanda!ous!' ex-
claimed the ladies. A chorus of Il
told you so." arose. The guests gath
cred in large circle and all talked at
once.
Penelope, the unconscious cause Of
all this perturbation. was sitting with
in little boat-house upon the shore
of the lake. At frequent intervals
she glanced along the road. for. al
though she would not have confessed
it. she was waiting for Rev. Arthur
Marvin.
Presently she saw him advancing
rapidly toward the hotel His appear
ance alarmed her; he walked fast. and
at times shook stout cane violently
in the air. with fierce eesticulations.
As he came nearer she saw he was in a
violent rage. Beside him ran Bill
Jones. the printers boy.
Arthur stopped before the veranda-
rs Mr.. William Dover here?" he de-
manded. From where she sat within
the boat-house, Penelope could hear
plainly all that was said.
The ladies were eager to know what
he thought of the astounding informa-
ton that had burst upon them that
morning. so they ignored his question.
and one of them said sweetly: I'VE did
not know We were to be honored by
professional assistance last evening.
Mr.. Marvin"
Arthur hit the ground savage!y with
his cane. Il have seen the statement
in the village paper that Miss Vaughan
is an actress" said he. Il brand it as
a base calumny. I assure all it is un-
true, lying story. This boy tells me
it Is the fabrication of a Young man